AWM Collection Record: P01818.004

AWM image P01818.004

ID Number: P01818.004
Maker: Unknown
Place made: Australia: Australian Capital Territory, Canberra
Date made: September 1942
Physical description: Black & white
Summary: A Dutch trainee pilot (left) with 18 (NEI) Squadron, Netherlands Air Force, undergoing training in a Link Trainer, a flight simulator which has been set up in an office at the RAAF Station (later RAAF Base Fairbairn) where the squadron was based. Seated at the desk at right, another member of the squadron is running the training session. He has a map and various instruments to refer to on his desk and is communicating with the pilot by means of a microphone and headphones.
Credit line: Donor B Bracegirdle
Copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
Related subject: Dutch; Flight simulators
Related unit: Netherlands Forces
Related place: Australia: Australian Capital Territory, Fairbairn
Related conflict: Second World War, 1939-1945

Last-Modified: Thu, 06 Aug 2009 17:59:37 GMT

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